BSP Financial Group Limited announced the payment of an interim dividend for 2021 of 39 toea per ordinary share, payable on 18 October 2021. For ASX shareholders eligible to receive BFL dividends in AUD, applicable exchange rate on the Record Date will be used for the conversion. The interim dividend of 39 toea per share represents: A gross interim dividend amount of circa PGK 182.0 million (2020: PGK 116.8 million). An interim payout ratio of 40.5% (2020: 30.6%). Total dividend declared this year (including the 2020 final dividend paid in June 21) provides a yield of 11.7% based on a share price of PGK 12.30 on PNGX (9.81% based on a share price of $5.55 on ASX), compared to 10.08% for 2020.